Corals
Favia
Favia spp.
Also called: Favites, Favites spp.
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size50 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- LPS
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, Caribbean
- Size
- colony of 10–50 cm (slow-growing)
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- Ca 380+, KH 8+, Mg 1250+
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- medium–high (PAR 100–250)
- Current
- medium
- Aggressiveness
- high (long stinging mesenteries at night)
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; feeds on zooplankton
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Massive colonies with a hexagonal cell pattern. The mesenteries can damage nearby corals within a range of 5–10 cm. They require open space. Very slow growth.
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